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![Alula, Tania, and Talitha](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4c0e6f_fc23bdd87297415aa8bc8591cf3b2f15.png/v1/fill/w_323,h_224,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/4c0e6f_fc23bdd87297415aa8bc8591cf3b2f15.webp)
- Apr 1, 2016
- 5 min
Alula, Tania, and Talitha
Night action awaits visitors to Michiana the weekend beginning May 6, 2016. The eighth Michiana Star Party (MSP8) offers you stillness...
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- Mar 29, 2016
- 4 min
Enthusiasm With Telescopes
Matt Bielski's voice of enthusiasm for the night sky suggests what you can anticipate on the observing field at the 2016 Michiana Star...
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- Mar 1, 2016
- 1 min
Telescopes Available at Libraries
Several Galileoscopes are still available for loan at three branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library (SJCPL). With a library card...
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- Feb 17, 2016
- 5 min
Time for 2016 Star Party
I encourage you to get out under the stars--literally, a vast canopy of stars--May 6-8 at the 2016 Michiana Star Party. Dozens of amateur...
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- Jan 20, 2016
- 3 min
At The Eyepiece When A Star Disappears
Lunar occultations make me giddy. They're so simple, yet so visually engaging. Tonight I had a telescope set up at Fiddler's Hearth on...
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- Jan 12, 2016
- 2 min
No-Brainer Celestial Spectacle
Moon Occults Aldebaran on January 19 Put this in the category of a beautiful sunset or a full moon rising over a lake--an elegant natural...
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- Dec 18, 2015
- 2 min
Star Wars in Real World Astronomy
In describing and naming astronomical discoveries, scientists reveal the force of fiction. Two NASA missions reflect how Star Wars has...
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- Dec 7, 2015
- 3 min
Anticipating the Moon and Venus
I had been looking forward to seeing Venus astride the crescent moon. Instead, the moon occulted Venus and clouds occulted both. Here...